SOCIAL MEDIA

It’s no secret that we use technology to search and monitor social media platforms to gather intelligence, identify potential threats, and detect criminal activities. This can involve automated software or dedicated intelligence teams that actively search for relevant information. For example, we may search for ‘unlicensed music events in the Barbican’, if we received intelligence that a rave might occur in that area. The technology would run systematic key word searches and flag potential risks. Of course, companies like CIS, with sophisticated intelligence capabilities can often go beyond conventional policing methods and that is why partnerships and information sharing is so important.

We also use social media to engage with our communities, warn and inform, and seek public assistance in addressing crime and Anti-Social Behaviour [ASB]. Our main platform to get messages to our residents is Nextdoor, and City INTEL for businesses and security professionals. Using these platforms, as well as other social media channels we aim to foster collaboration, trust, and confidence.